Indian Postcards

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During the 1950's and 1960's the shutterbugs clicked away
making postcards of various Indians and Indian communities. Naturally
these were popular with the tourists who used to send one back home from
vacation.

You don't see many of these today, because "enough is
enough" the people said. Many of the postcards were out and out
disrespectful. Others, however, provide a window into the cultures of
Native American people. We have selected some of the best of these to
share with you.

Young Cheyenne Mother and
Child
Frontier Photographer L.A. Huffman
Huffman Pictures of the Old West
J. Coffrin - 1968

Chiefs and Medicine Men

People always liked a chief or a medicine
man. The chiefs pretty well stereotyped the real "Indian". But a
few honestly portrayed the true person. You can tell the difference in
the examples below.